English Boy Names
Showing 50
of 5,565 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhyn | Variant of Rhys ('enthusiasm') or Ryan ('little king'); sometimes linked to 'of the Rhine'. | English | Boy | 5 #1701 | |
| Riff | Associated with a short, repeated musical phrase; used informally as a nickname - no long-established traditional meaning as a given name | English | Boy | 5 #1702 | |
| Rivington | From the place name Rivington, meaning a settlement by the Riving (river) | English | Boy | 5 #1703 | |
| Rymer | Rhymer; poet; composer of rhymes | English | Boy | 5 #1704 | |
| Santrell | Probably 'saintly' or 'little saint' (from 'Sant-') - meaning uncertain and modern/creative in origin | English | Boy | 5 #1705 | |
| Scooter | Nickname meaning 'one who moves quickly' or 'quick mover' | English | Boy | 5 #1706 | |
| Scottee | Diminutive of Scott - "from Scotland" | English, Scottish | Boy | 5 #1707 | |
| Sefton | Settlement where sedges/rushes grow | English | Boy | 5 #1708 | |
| Slim | From Arabic Salim: 'safe, sound, healthy, intact'. In English usage as a nickname/adjective: 'thin'. | Arabic, English | Boy | 5 #1709 | |
| Tannor | Leather worker; one who tans animal hides | English | Boy | 5 #1710 | |
| Tellis | Surname-derived given name, possibly linked to the medieval name Tello or the Greek 'telos' meaning 'end' or 'purpose'. | English | Boy | 5 #1711 | |
| Turk | Member of the Turkish people; ethnonym meaning 'Turk' | English | Boy | 5 #1712 | |
| Tymar | No established traditional meaning; most likely an invented name combining 'Ty' (diminutive of names like Tyler/Timothy) with the suffix '-mar'. | English | Boy | 5 #1713 | |
| Harrie | Home ruler (ruler of the household) | Dutch, English | Boy | 3 #1714 | |
| Lewy | Diminutive of Lewis/Louis - 'renowned warrior' (from Germanic Hludwig). In Polish contexts it can function as a nickname related to 'Lew' (lion) or as an informal form of surnames like Lewandowski. | English | Boy | 3 #1715 | |
| Roberts | Son of Robert; Robert means "bright fame" | English | Boy | 3 #1716 | |
| A. J. | Initials A and J | English, Greek, Latin, Phoenician | Boy | — | |
| Abbotson | Patronymic meaning 'son of the abbot' (descendant or follower of an abbot) | English | Boy | — | |
| Abern | Likely 'settlement at a river mouth' or 'from the river mouth' (derived from Welsh 'aber') | English, Welsh | Boy | — | |
| Abott | Abbot; father (spiritual leader) | English | Boy | — | |
| Acker | Field; dweller or worker of the field (occupational) | English, German | Boy | — | |
| Acki | Likely a diminutive or variant of Aki. In Finnish Aki is related to Åke (Old Norse roots); in Japanese 'aki' can mean 'autumn' or 'bright/clear'. As 'Acki' it is primarily used as a pet form or nickname rather than a distinct semantic name. | English, Finnish, Japanese, Slavic | Boy | — | |
| Acklee | Oak clearing; dweller at the oak meadow | English | Boy | — | |
| Actor | Performer; one who acts | English | Boy | — | |
| Ad | Short form with multiple possible roots - from Germanic 'Adal-' meaning 'noble'; from Latin/Adri- meaning 'from Hadria' (Adrian); or as a diminutive of Adam meaning 'man'. | Dutch, English, Germanic, Hebrew, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Adairius | Modern elaboration of Adair; roughly 'from the oak ford' (approximate) | English | Boy | — | |
| Adalbeorht | Noble + bright | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Adames | Son or descendant of Adam; Adam means 'man' or 'earth' | English | Boy | — | |
| Adamson | Son of Adam | English | Boy | — | |
| Addon | Likely derived from Hebrew 'Adon' meaning 'lord' or 'master'; in modern English it can be interpreted as a creative 'added one'. | English, Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Addynn | Little fire | English | Boy | — | |
| Adeane | Surname-derived given name; if linked to Aidan/Aodhán, means "little fire"; otherwise usage is surname-to-forename without a single agreed meaning | English | Boy | — | |
| Adelberht | Noble-bright (noble + bright) | English, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Adkins | Son of Adkin (diminutive of Adam) | English | Boy | — | |
| Adney | Likely from Old English 'ead' (wealth/prosperity) + 'ey' (island) - roughly 'island of prosperity' or 'Æd/Ad(a)'s island.' | English | Boy | — | |
| Adriall | A modern blend often taken to combine Adriel's 'God is my flock' with Adrian's 'from Adria' - generally interpreted as 'God's flock' or 'man of Adria'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Adwyn | Likely 'fortunate/blessed friend' or 'noble friend' (exact meaning uncertain; formed from elements meaning 'wealth/noble' and Welsh '-wyn' meaning 'fair/blessed') | English, Welsh | Boy | — | |
| Adymn | Modern invented form; likely means 'man, earth' (from Adam) - broadly 'born of the earth' | English | Boy | — | |
| Aelfraed | 'elf counsel' or 'wise counsel' (from ælf 'elf' + ræd 'counsel') | English | Boy | — | |
| Aelfric | Elf ruler | English | Boy | — | |
| Aelfrick | From Old English ælf 'elf' + ric 'ruler, power' - 'elf ruler' or 'ruler/power of the elves' | English | Boy | — | |
| Aelfrid | 'elf-counsel' (from ælf 'elf' + rǣd 'counsel') | English | Boy | — | |
| Aelfrith | From Old English ælf 'elf' + friþ 'peace' - 'elf-peace' or 'peace of the elves'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Aelfwine | Elf-friend (from ælf 'elf' + wine 'friend') | English | Boy | — | |
| Aelle | Etymology uncertain - likely from Old English elements meaning 'all' or 'noble'; sometimes conflated with the Greek name Aella ('whirlwind') though that is a separate origin. | English | Boy | — | |
| Aethelbald | From Old English æthel 'noble' + bald 'bold, brave' - 'noble and bold'. | English | Boy | — | |
| Aethelbeorn | Noble + beorn (warrior / bear) - "noble warrior" (sometimes rendered "noble bear") | English | Boy | — | |
| Aethelberht | Noble + bright | English | Boy | — | |
| Aethelbert | Noble and bright | English | Boy | — | |
| Aethelhard | Æthel (noble) + hard (strong, hardy) - "noble-strong" | English | Boy | — |
English Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada for every English-origin name in our dataset.
5,565
Names in this origin
125
With data in 2025
3,202
Births 2025
496,739
Peak year 2015